hahha this would be a deep and nuanced, complicated conversation, it's not all toxic, there's wisdom in that music, esp. the best artists
You start listening to that music so young, posted recently I can here/feel myself channeling R&B from the 90's, Jagged Edge, Brian McKnight, Tyrese, Dru Hill, and Mase LOL, when I am being romantic, at some point it stopped being an imitation, and that is just me, a product of music, culture, community, your early influences shape you
on the street shyt, I actually did almost everything you hear in rap songs, my boys and I were listening to The Carter Trap Muzik, Get Rich or Die Tryin',
and really doing all that as TEENAGERS
violence as a valid conflict resolution! say I am in some spot, nice area, bunch of normal people, and some dude who doesn't even see me, doesn't move out of my way, I start thinking, should I just push this p*ssy out of my way, throw him down the stairs and maybe he will move, then I am like what am I doing? This isn't jail, this isn't 5th grade, you are an adult, on a date lol
